Archive for December, 2007
NV Immunization Exemption
Yazan: Barb | 28 December 2007 | No Comments
Categories: Nevada Resources
Hey all,
I am writing this because I am becoming more and more concerned with phone calls
I am getting, emails, and now the recent RJ article about the Health District
and immunization exemptions. I think some information needs to get out there and
we need to empower each other with FACTS. PLEASE forward this on to anyone who
could [...]
Kids Give Holiday Gift to Charity
Yazan: Barb | 24 December 2007 | No Comments
Categories: Home Schooling
I think this is just great that these kids gave up their holiday gift in order to make a collective donation to charity. They are having people vote between these organizations to donate their gift to:
American Red Cross
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Make-A-Wish Foundation
Locks of Love
Africare
Children’s Miracle Network
If the poll gets more than 1000 votes than [...]
Nevada Proposed Cuts to K-12 Funding
Yazan: Barb | 17 December 2007 | No Comments
Categories: Nevada Resources
Even though I choose to homeschool, I think we all need to respond to this outrageous cut in education funding! Many homeschooling families still rely on public funding for special programs!
The NQE Board of Directors is in the process of planning 4 simultaneous candlelight vigils on Wednesday, December 19 at 4:30pm in protest of [...]
Youtube, We Tube!
Yazan: Barb | 16 December 2007 | No Comments
Categories: Home Schooling
It is always funny to me how the smallest of interests can turn into unseen teachable moments. My boys have been bugging me forever to allow them to participate in YouTube. I have heard all the parental warnings about youtube, myspace and so on so I always brushed off the question with “maybe someday”. Well, [...]
Public School Services Available to Homeschoolers
Yazan: Barb | 10 December 2007 | No Comments
Categories: Nevada Resources
This subject is important to all of us who homeschool kids who the public school would deem as “special needs”. Elissa Wahl of NV Homeschool shared this great bit of wisdom with several yahoo groups that we are both on. It is great information and I wanted to help spread the word!
As homeschoolers, we [...]
